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Mazda MX-3

Every Mazda MX-3 model year on file, 1992 to 1996. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years3413 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years51992 to 1996

Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins81Summed across model years

By model year

The 1994 model year drew the most complaints, 19, 56% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Suspension leads the Mazda MX-3 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Suspension

Airbags

Brakes

Visibility and wipers

Seat belts

Steering

Engine and cooling

Equipment

Structure

Latches and locks

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Mazda MX-3 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Mazda MX-3 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
1996	Not decoded	2	0.0	200	0	0	8
1995	Not decoded	10	60.0	1,000	1	1	27
1994	Coupe	19	36.8	106	1	3	32
1993	Coupe	2	0.0	12	0	0	7
1992	Coupe	1	0.0	14	0	0	7

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mazda MX-3

97V-116 Jul 22, 1997
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the following states: connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana,…
Suspension · 25k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.